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Entry no.
1989-0859
COSMOS 2045
COSMOS 2045 (NORAD 20244) landed on 2 October 1989, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20244
International designator
1989-076A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 Sep 1989Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Oct 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
UNKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Oblik
Programme
Oblik
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.
Life in orbit
10 daysAlso ended on 2 Oct 1989
4 entriesFrom the same launch
1989-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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